hammering home

A form of hammer home — To repeatedly or continually emphasize (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hammer home
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hammering home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammering%20home

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“hammering home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammering%20home. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hammering home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammering%20home.

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